Preliminary analysis of the earthquake (MW 8.1) and tsunami of April 1, 2007, in the Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean

Science of Tsunami Hazards

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-18

  Fisher, Michael A ^a   Geist, Eric L ^a   Sliter, Ray ^a   Wong, Florence L ^a   Reiss, Carol ^a   Mann, Dennis M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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